[Rock-dev] It is RELEASE Time

[Martin Zenzes]

On 08/08/2014 09:24 PM, Sylvain Joyeux wrote:
> Well ... Then we could at least make parallel releases, one "new
> style" for the not-so-faint-of-heart-who-need-it-right-now (i.e.
> spacebot, sauce) and one "old style" for those that don't want to have
> to resolve the issues that will arise. I.e., let's not push a new
> release strategy on all new users just because DFKI has two upcoming
> competitions.
I would do a -1 for using two parallel releases. There is no win 
(besides collecting some experiences). But it would double certain work 
and mote importantly confuse users.
>
> Changing how the installation & update process behaves is not a small
> thing. I would prefer giving the option to keep to the old system as
> long as the new one is not "tested".
>
> Sylvain
>
> On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 4:17 PM, Janosch Machowinski
> <Janosch.Machowinski at dfki.de> wrote:
>> As far as I understood it, the "autoproj commit" stuff
>> aims at freezing everything, that is not handled by the
>> normal release, and is an addition to the release process.
>>
>> Anyway, at some point we need to test the release process
>> and as we got SAUCE-E and Spacebot upcoming, now
>> would be a good time, to create a release. If the process itself
>> turn out to be suboptimal we can still decide to change it the
>> next time. But we won't know that, until we tried it out...
>> Greetings
>>       Janosch
>>
>> Am 08.08.2014 19:29, schrieb Sylvain Joyeux:
>>> Dumb question ... But why rushing using the "new" release mode BEFORE
>>> we have it nailed instead of doing one more release with the current
>>> release method and switch to the new one next time ?
>>>
>>> I mean, with the "autoproj commit" stuff from jakob, we have quite a
>>> bit of things to think about and solve before switching to a new
>>> release model... And I would rather not change 5 times how things work
>>> release-wise.
>>>
>>> Sylvain
>>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 11:15 AM, Janosch Machowinski
>>> <Janosch.Machowinski at dfki.de> wrote:
>>>> Hey,
>>>> as we all agreed, we want to do a release. In the DFKI, we agreed, that
>>>> NOW would be a good moment. As a result of Sylvains concerns, we
>>>> modified the release process.
>>>>
>>>> On Wednsday the 13.8.14 we will branch all Packets, known to Rock-Next
>>>> from the Master branch to Rock201408_rc1.
>>>> EXCEPT you mail me and tell me not to use Master but commit XXX for
>>>> your packet. (The idea is to have at least work on everyone as possible)
>>>>
>>>> For all packets, which are only on Master at the moment, we need to decide
>>>> how to go on with them. Best would be if packet maintainers give me a
>>>> Go or NoGo  for these packages.
>>>>
>>>> This should be all until Wednesday.
>>>> Greetings
>>>>        Janosch
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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